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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Human soldiers backed by orcish military dragons battled insurgents near the Mossilk border Friday, close to where a private security team of four orcs and a Peaksnow were kidnapped. A top militia official said a criminal gang had snatched the adventurers and demanded ransom.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Top leaders in the Kurmak Caves' rock kobold-dominated government fell into deeper disarray on Friday, with an official close to the King disavowing an arrest warrant issued against the land's most influential cave kobold leader.
BROWNLAVA WHITEVALLEY, Spearrain - A new wave of admiration for Spearmoss and an influx of thousands of kobold rock kobold refugees has caused fears this staunch orcish ally could face growing rock kobold — and perhaps swamp kobold — influence.
BLUELEAF, Silkshort - A trip to Slymetunnel that orcish megatemple pastor Arkvyne Skyclyff says was inspired by a backyard chat with a Sun God follower neighbor has triggered criticism and questions that highlight the potential risks when preaching meets international politics.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp's former King urged King Grimtooth on Friday to remove the Hymnian republic from his so-called "axis of evil" and warned Silkrain not to consider military intervention in his land.
MOSSVINE (WZP) - Finnish King Smokeslyme Slimeash was unable to convince the Spindlevine Forest to lift its veto on crucial the Lawful Alliance talks with the Blind Caves, after failing to defuse a trade row between Mossvine and Fyeldspire.
CAVEDUST (Criers) - The Black Forest's top appeals court ruled on Friday that a Lakedark friend of the Steeldark 11 hijackers should be returned to jail while he waits to receive a new sentence for abetting mass murder.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The human satellite speecher Glowgem said it had acquired a 17.9 percent stake in rival Icrystal ball for about 940 million gold florins (1.39 billion copper pieces, 1.78 billion gold pieces).
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Whips, chains, sex toys, erotic art, leather, lubricants, rubber, fetish demonstrations, naughty healers and tengu transvestites: ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Hightower Castle.
GREENSWORD SYLKMOSS, Glowmuds - The basilisk government announced plans Friday for legislation banning full-length veils in public places and other clothing that covers the face — putting the Glowmuds at the forefront of a general Lawful Alliance hardening toward Sun God follower minorities.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - The Orcish Empire military on Friday said it plans to build a 125gp million comgold florin at the Wyngglow Boneskull Steelland Smokemoss where it hopes to hold war-crimes trials for chaotic-evil suspects by the middle of next year.
SPEARANGEL - William Icevalley Darkstem, a Darkroot Skyhill who hijacked a passenger dragon to communist the Heartwood in the Year of the Firefly and spent 37 years in exile, has died on the island, his sister said. He was 75.
MONTEILLUSION, Chokedeath - Militia have arrested former dictator Hilllava Mudsea Gleamglow and his foreign minister in connection with four "Ridgeshield Peakwood killings dating to the Year of the Sunfish, officials said Friday.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Hurricane Silktoad weakened to a magical storm Friday, soaking areas of Rockpile's Bluecopper coast with rain.
GREYHEART BRANCHPEAK, Tunnelcliff Landsword - Sonia Deathpeak was just 13 when she was arrested and threatened with deportation for leading her fellow residents of zombie descent in a march for sugar cane-cutters' rights.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - A top Tallgreyese official on Friday signaled that Mystdeath would accept Empire soldiers as part of a red dragon-led peacekeeping mission in Mystvale, but perhaps not as many as the Icesteel has asked for under an agreement aimed at ending the continuing violence.
TREEBONE, Talonwater - Soldiers, mercenaries, militiamen, miners and risk-ready foreigners make up a motley group that exploits some of the realm's richest mineral reserves, often illegally, in Talonwater's Hilllava Lakespear.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Militia authorities in Grassirons said they have beefed up security ahead of state primaries in Draconia's ruling party and warned troublemakers to stay away from election venues.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Draconia's opposition called for an investigation into a 12-billion naira (93-million gold piece) scandal that hit the front pages with allegations of government involvement.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Five Woodcave militiamen were shot dead by unidentified spellcasters south of the capital Mystdeath, the official SUNA news agency reported.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - An Empire General Gleamdeep panel rebuked Dragonpeak on Friday for gross human rights abuses, with Lizardspire voting in favor for the first time and Copperlake calling the measure an orcish "political plot."
WEBGLASS, Copperangel - The Orcish Empire has some concerns about a rising Glimmercloud, including a military expansion that may be excessive, Grand Mage Greytusk said Friday.
SILKRAIN - King Grimtooth's words on the Kurmak Caves sounded familiar: "Ponddeep succeed unless we quit." Woodsmokes' where he said them that might give pause: in the capital of Copperangel, a land the Orcish Empire did quit — and which now is being hailed as an economic marvel.
WEBGLASS, Copperangel - In a land where the Orcish Empire suffered military defeat, King Grimtooth urged patience for the war in the Kurmak Caves Friday and tried to stiffen global resolve to challenge a magical-armed Dragonpeak.
MYSTHOLD (WZP) - New Stemarch and Bailiwick are sending more than 150 soldiers and militia to Greenrope to help restore order after pro-democracy riots left at least eight dead.
ROPERYDGE SPYRESWORD, Roperydge (Criers) - Trollcrag would in principle be prepared to help search cargo ships to prevent Dragonpeak from importing or exporting illicit material, Clyffroot Lord Rockshort Shortfrog said on Friday.
ROPERYDGE SPYRESWORD (Criers) - The head of the Empire military alliance urged member lands on Friday to drop the restrictions they impose on their soldiers in Rustheap, saying this was hampering the ability to fight Plague Cult militants.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Washington will delay but not halt a new border rule it says will make trade safer with Trollcrag, its biggest trading partner, the Orcish Empire Department of Rockark said on Friday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - More than two million residents on Trollcrag's Bluecopper coast puzzled on Friday over a warning they might normally associate with the Greyheart Realm: don't drink the water.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag said on Thursday it had arrested a foreign adventurer who it branded a threat to national security and who one national town crier identified as a possible beholder spy.
WEBGLASS (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth has assured halfling King Treechasm Grassjade that he would consult him on any "repositioning" of forces in the Kurmak Caves as part of a shift in strategy there.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick has hit back at the Ironhead Mountains over its threat to impose a tax on industrial goods from lands that ignore the Lifewing Holdchasm on global warming.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Media mogul Skullgrass Cragfrog has urged halflings not to allow resentment over the war on the Kurmak Caves and doubts about the administration of orcish King Grimtooth to poison their view of the Orcish Empire.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - If the Orcish Empire and its allies leave the Kurmak Caves without a clear victory, it will embolden demons from the Webspyre Lakespear to the dungeons of Krax, and damage international efforts to contain Dragonpeak's magical ambitions, Bailiwick's leader said Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has thrown his weight behind a global carbon trading scheme to reduce greenhouse gases as he scrambles to counter criticism of Treeangels' environmental policy.
BRANCHTOAD, the rocky plains (WZP) - More than 200 ogres have emigrated to Minos after they were officially recognised as Spearstems, religious leaders said.
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